| MacDonald vs. Millender |
Cooper vs. Ponet |
Tibau vs. Zeferino |
Camozzi vs. Sordi |
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| MMA Junkie readers’ consensus picks 2021: 50-34 |
 MacDonald (84%) |
 Cooper (91%) |
 Tibau (56%) |
 Sordi (66%) |
| John Morgan @MMAjunkieJohn 2021: 53-31 |
MacDonald |
Cooper |
 Zeferino |
Sordi |
| George Garcia @MMAjunkieGeorge 2021: 52-32 |
 Millender |
Cooper |
Zeferino |
 Camozzi |
| Ken Hathaway @kenshathaway 2021: 52-32  2018 Champion |
MacDonald |
Cooper |
Zeferino |
Sordi |
| Danny Segura @dannyseguratv 2021: 51-33 |
MacDonald |
Cooper |
Tibau |
Sordi |
| Simon Samano @SJSamano 2021: 51-33 |
MacDonald |
Cooper |
Tibau |
Sordi |
| Nolan King @mma_kings 2021: 50-34 |
Millender |
Cooper |
Zeferino |
Sordi |
| Brian Garcia @thegoze 2021: 50-34 2017 Champion |
MacDonald |
Cooper |
Tibau |
Sordi |
| Matt Erickson @MMAjunkieMatt 2021: 48-36 |
MacDonald |
Cooper |
Tibau |
Sordi |
| Dan Tom @DanTomMMA 2021: 48-36 2020 Champion |
MacDonald |
Cooper |
Zeferino |
Sordi |
| Mike Bohn @MikeBohnMMA 2021: 46-38 2014 Champion |
MacDonald |
Cooper |
Tibau |
Sordi |
| Abbey Subhan @kammakaze 2021: 46-38 |
MacDonald |
Cooper |
Tibau |
Sordi |
| Farah Hannoun @Farah_Hannoun 2021: 44-40 |
MacDonald |
Cooper |
Zeferino |
Sordi |
| BetMGM Betting Favorites |
MacDonald -450 |
Cooper -650 |
Zeferino -175 |
Sordi -350 |
The PFL is back for its second event of the 2021 regular season with welterweights and light heavyweights on the docket.
2021 PFL 2 takes place Thursday at Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City, N.J. The main card airs on ESPN2 following prelims on ESPN+.
(Click here to open a PDF of the staff picks grid in a separate window.)
In the main event, former Bellator welterweight champion [autotag]Rory MacDonald[/autotag] (21-6-1) makes his PFL debut against [autotag]Curtis Millender[/autotag] (18-6). MacDonald is a heavy favorite at -450 at BetMGM, and he’s got a big 10-2 lead in the picks from our 12 editors, writers, videographers and radio hosts.
In the co-feature, 2019 welterweight season winner [autotag]Ray Cooper III[/autotag] (20-7-1) is back to go after his second $1 million prize. He’s the biggest favorite on the card against [autotag]Jason Ponet[/autotag] (20-12-1) at -650, and he’s our staff members’ only unanimous pick.
Our most contentious fight from a picking standpoint is between former UFC fighters [autotag]Gleison Tibau[/autotag] (34-14) and [autotag]Joao Zeferino[/autotag] (24-9) at light heavyweight. Zeferino is a mild favorite at -175, but the picks are dead even at 6-6.
And to open the main card, [autotag]Chris Camozzi[/autotag] (25-14) meets [autotag]Emiliano Sordi[/autotag] (22-8). Sordi, the 2019 light heavyweight season winner, is a -350 favorite and is a near-unanimous pick at 11-1.
In the MMA Junkie reader consensus picks, MacDonald (84 percent), Cooper (91 percent), Tibau (56 percent) and Sordi (66 percent) are the choices.
Check out all the picks above.
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